Overview
- President Donald Trump on Oct. 6 called Thunberg a mischievous child, said she no longer works on environmental issues, and suggested she seek medical help for anger management.
- Thunberg replied on Instagram on Oct. 7, inviting Trump’s recommendations and saying he also appears to struggle with anger management.
- Israel’s Foreign Ministry said 171 activists from the Sumud flotilla, including Thunberg, were deported to Greece and Slovakia.
- The Israeli Navy intercepted the flotilla at sea earlier in October, detaining more than 400 activists and bringing them to the port of Ashdod.
- Authorities in Israel, Italy, and Greece had offered the flotilla a port-based handover of aid, while organizers said their goal was to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza and challenge the blockade.